Astrophysical Applications of Gravitational Lensing

Klappentext This book presents gravitational lensing as an essential tool in astrophysics for tracking dark matter at all scales in the Universe. Zusammenfassung Covering topics from lensing basics! quasars! clusters and large-scale structures to tutorials on lens and microlensing modelling and the future of strong lensing! this is an ideal guide for postgraduate students and practising researchers in the use of gravitational lenses as an essential tool in their investigations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors; Participants; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Lensing basics Sherry H. Suyu; 2. Exoplanet microlensing Andrew Gould; 3. Case studies of microlensing Veronica Motta and Emilio Falco; 4. Microlensing of quasars and AGN Joachim Wambsganss; 5. DM in clusters and large-scale structure Peter Schneider; 6. The future of strong lensing Chris Fassnacht; 7. Methods for strong lens modelling Charles Keeton; 8. Tutorial on inverse ray shooting Jorge Jimenez-Vicente.

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• Authors: Evencio Mediavilla, Evencio (Instituto De Astrofisica De C Mediavilla, Evencio Munoz Mediavilla
• Assisted by: Francisco Garzon (Editor), Francisco (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Garzon (Editor), Francisco Garzón (Editor), Terence J. (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Mahoney (Editor), Mahoney Terence J. (Editor), Evencio Mediavilla (Editor), Evencio (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Mediavilla (Editor), Mediavilla Evencio (Editor), Jose A. Munoz (Editor), Jose A. Muñoz (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781107078543
• ISBN: 978-1-107-07854-3
• No. of pages: 302
• Series: Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics; Canary Islands Winter School o
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Astrophysics, Gravity, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy, space & time, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, SCIENCE / Physics / Gravity